Library Wines

2013 Mysteriama, Mendocino

The blend is truly a “mystery” until the wine is bottled. Our goal is to produce a fruit forward, approachable wine that can be enjoyed with or without food. The aromas and palate showcase ripe raspberry, maraschino cherry, blackberry jam and vanilla tinged notes of oak. This is a perfect wine to take to a dinner party and share with friends.

2013 Revelation, Contra Costa

The 2013 Revelation is rich, the nose is juicy and smells like a basket of red fruit and fruit pie spices. Candied red apple covered in chocolate and caramel is a high note, followed by hints of blackberries, red licorice, and pomegranate. The Revelation is literally mouth coating, which contributes to the continually lingering cherry flavor of this wine.

2010 Zinfandel Old Vine, El Dorado

The 2010 El Dorado Zinfandel exudes aromas and flavors that speak directly to its source. Upon the nose expect black tea, sweet tobacco leaf, and vanilla. With hints of classic Zinfandel fruit flavors of briar berry, dark plums, and Coronado cherries; the acids sustain in unison with the finish.

2009 Zinfandel Old Vine, El Dorado

The nose begins with light notes of cedar, tobacco, and pencil shavings, finishing with a vanilla finale. Flavors of cardamom launch onto your palate enhancing the full and rich mouth feel. The svelte tannins create a smooth yet elongated finish.

2012 Zinfandel Old Vine, Mendocino

This wine is singing! Rich aromatics of candy apple, baked cranberry, ripe raspberry, dark cherry, and cinnamon jump out of the glass. The robust palate has a strong core of dense fruit with balanced acidity that keeps the intense flavors of sweet cranberry, cherries jubilee, and baking spices energetic and fresh throughout. Ripe tannins have helped keep this wine very lively despite its age, and add gentle structure to the persistent finish. This is in a sweet spot!

2011 Zinfandel Old Vine, Mendocino

The cool weather of the 2011 growing season allowed us to produce a Zinfandel that beautifully expresses the rugged northern landscape of Mendocino. It still has all the hallmarks of a Trinitas Zinfandel with great fruit and warming barrel spices, but in 2011 they are also accompanied by pronounced varietal and site driven savory notes. The bouquet opens with ripe wild berries, dried herbs, white peppercorn, red licorice, and baking spices. On the palate, this wine is totally integrated at this point, and flavors of strawberry, boysenberry, spice, herbal tea, damp earth, and vanilla glide along to a refreshing finished marked by lively acidity. The cool year really shines through and adds a unique flavor profile to this fan favorite.

2009 Zinfandel Old Vine, Mendocino

Aromatics of braised short rib lightly dusted with white pepper and bay leaf, in a coffee and chocolate reduction sauce jump out of the glass. The mouth is extremely rich and full with a soft roundness. Flavors of fig and cocoa powder compliment the fine dusty tannins that linger on your tongue.

2009 Sauvignon Blanc, Napa Valley

Our 2009 Sauvignon Blanc is a wine which will please all palates. The bright, sun-kissed aromas of fresh guava and grapefruit combine with a splash of lime, honeydew melon, and golden pears. On the rich palate, you will notice brisk pineapple, kiwi, and lemon-lime fruit with a long, refreshing finish.

2011 Mataro Old Vine, Contra Costa

Expect huge spice cake and aged leather aromas upon the nose. Indulge in sweet black plums, blackberry and fresh blueberries all throughout the palate. With a velvety mouth feel and sustained finish, this is a perfect wine to snuggle up to the fireplace and get warm during winter.

2010 Mataro Old Vine, Contra Costa

This wine is tremendous at the moment. The extended bottle time has allowed it to develop a beautifully integrated bouquet of dried flowers, maple sap, and baked cherries. The weighty and full bodied palate is brimming with rich black cherry, cardamom, maple, and vanilla flavors that refuse to let up on a persistent finish.

2008 Zinfandel Old Vine, Mendocino

Our 2008 Old Vine Zinfandel shows wonderful bright raspberry, blackberry, white pepper and spice, with coffee and chocolate characters. Aging in new and used wood has lent this wine a subtle vanilla quality that nicely complements the explosive fruit notes.

2007 Zinfandel Old Vine, El Dorado

Our El Dorado Old Vine Zinfandel came from one of the oldest vineyards in the Sierra Foothills. This classic zinfandel will coat your mouth with rustic flavors of raspberry and black pepper. The wonderful rich, spicy but fruity finish will leave you asking for more.

2012 Merlot, Rutherford

Expressing notes of black cherry, all spice, cocoa powder and cedar on the nose, the palate confirms the mouthwatering and delicious flavor of big cherry, along with cocoa powder, and vanilla. The wine exhibits fine and delicate tannins, making it perfect for food pairings, or to enjoy by itself.

2013 Martin Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Family Collection, Coombsville

The 2013 Martin Cabernet Sauvignon opens with enveloping aromatics of red currant, cedar, graphite, tobacco, cherry, and plum. Despite its seven years of age, the palate if brimming with energy. Flavors of ripe red currant, gravel, cherry, cocoa powder and dried tea leaf build to a loud crescendo, followed by a persistent finish framed by lively acidity and dusty tannins. Patience certainly is a virtue, and this wine is one of its rewards.

2011 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

A ruby red core is accompanied by an ever so subtle orange rim variation. This still has great freshness and leans more towards the savory side. It opens with an elegant bouquet of cedar, graphite, strawberry jam, and bay leaf aromas. On the palate, flavors of ripe strawberry, green tea, black raspberry, pipe tobacco, and cedar are paired with a plump texture, and gentle tannins. The very cool 2011 vintage really shows through in the delightful earthy and savory notes.

2010 Meritage, Napa Valley

• Double Gold SF Wine Chronicle

Revisiting this wine with ten years of cellar time affirms why it received a double gold from the SF Wine Chronicle. It is fabulous! Captivating aromatics of black cherry, ripe plum, dark chocolate, fresh bay leaf, and vanilla bean waft from the glass. The cellar time really shows itself through the wines texture. The soft and round palate is a harmonious blend of powerful fruit and savory flavors. Ripe black cherry, pipe tobacco, clove, and vanilla flavors are perfectly melded together. The well integrated tannins show themselves on the persistent finish, which carries on and on. This is complex, decidedly delicious, and exactly what you'd expect from a great Napa blend.

2007 Amarone Classico, Family Collection, Valpolicella

Intense garnet red. Perfume of ripe fruits with a hint of small red berries blending into each other in a sweet vanilla flavored note, lightly spicy with nutmeg. Full bodied and warm on the palate, soft and perfectly balanced.

2007 Amarone Riserva, Family Collection, Valpolicella

Intense garnet red. Perfume of ripe fruits with a hint of small red berries blending into each other in a sweet vanilla flavored note, lightly spicy with nutmeg. The mouth feel is notably more viscous because of the additional aging and can sometimes have a hint of port although not too sweet. The finish is long, balanced, and beautiful.